text_data <- para_data %>%
purrr::pluck(2) %>% # get the second paragraph
rvest::html_text() # convert the paragraph to text
head(text_data)
## [1] "Jane Austen (/ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔːs-/; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an
English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret,
critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th
century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in
the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works
critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and
are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism.[2][b] Her use of
biting irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long
earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.[4]"